Advanced Materials Research Vols. 450-451

Abstract: The children will be the social future, and are the vulnerable groups. Children's outdoor activity places of daily life in residential areas are the foundation of the children healthy growth, but these places often were disregarded in urban planning. This paper analyses the problems that we should pay attention to, and discusses the method of the children's outdoor activity places. It hopes that this paper will have a direct significance in planning and design of urban residential areas.

Abstract: Small town’s characteristics are different and unique. Their characteristics development must be based on their objective reality, carrying on the scientific and reasonable planning, accurately assessment for themselves, and fully displaying of their social efficiency. Some small town's construction in our country lack respective characteristics, so now we urgently need to solve this problem, and find a method to cultivate the small town’s respective characteristics. The overall plan of small towns should link to the reality, deal with changes and innovation, while guaranteeing complete plan content and emphasizing more on characteristic design.

Abstract: The city wall ruins park of the old city at Xiaoyi is a ruins park with the city wall as the main body. With the amusement belt formed by the cultural and historical city wall ruins and the moat, and the landscape belt formed by the historical and cultural city block, and also using the design of the space, the water body, the path and the architectural ornaments, the plan focuses on protecting and inheriting the city wall ruins park of the old city at Xiaoyi with the method of protection, restoration, isolation and so on.

Abstract: The current urban planning is focused on the economic development, and weakens the basic guarantee for security and crisis prevention function. Taking the case of Taiwan where earthquake happens frequently, the paper introduced its theory and framework of urban planning of disaster prevention and refuge. By analyzing the example of Yuanlin town, this paper selectively introduced some typical planning measures and solutions in order to provide references to urban spatial system planning of disaster prevention and refuge in China.

Abstract: In this paper, the evolution characteristics of landscape ecological pattern of Shenmu County are addressed based on the principles and methods of landscape ecology and the spatial analysis of GIS and Fragstats in order to maintain and improve the landscape pattern in this region as well as provide support for planning. Firstly, the typical TM / ETM images in 1989, 2002 and 2006 are pro-processed based on GIS software to analyze the land use / cover change process in Shenmu county, and then the change characteristics of landscape pattern are analyzed by landscape indicators. The results demonstrate that the regional differences among different landscape types enlarge gradually, the landscape fragmentation and heterogeneity increase constantly, and the landscape diversity and evenness decrease over the past years.

Abstract: Infrastructure is an important part of the system, and Sustainable Infrastructure (SI) holds the key to sustainable development. Those who are successful in developing SI will most likely be the economic leaders of tomorrow. Four main aspects about SI in Singapore, which include Energy supply, Transport, NEWater and Waste, are analyzed individually to demonstrate their contributions to sustainable development. Given the consequences of environmental issues (global warming as the most urgent problem), it is evident that only those that succeed in decoupling production from the extraction and use of renewable resources will be able to have continuous economic growth in the future. The case of Singapore appears to be an important prototype for reflection on the question of SI constructions and its specific conditions, practices and requirement in the context of Asian world city development.

Abstract: We say that the future city will be an automatic system for human like a science fiction films which means the 'Ubiquitous City or Intelligent City'. Actually, so many science fiction movies contain the wish or demand of human life. Generally, they show the convenience things for human life, the ideal image of future city, the solution technology of human being, and so on. In this world, every built thing is the product of human desire. Meanwhile, the scientific scenes in the movies are also the product of human desire. The reason of the above, this study tries to analogize image of city future by analyzing scene in the science fiction films and human action desire to make the future image. Eventually, this study is going to make 'human life scenario' in the future city which consisted with mixed scientific scene in the science fiction films and sorted by human desire for forecasting the future city. This scenario may apply for forecasting the real future city.

Abstract: In this article, by basing on the Investigation of the current condition of Dandong ecosystem and context environment problems existing in city construct and development, with the analysis of ecosystem impact of Dandong city construction meaning and function, specific method regarding Dandong rehabilitation city construction system is raised. Based on the analysis on the current situation of the construction of Dandong City, this paper probes into some tactics on further strengthening the image of Dandong City, and advances some feasibility measures from three aspects such as wholeness, natural environment and the strategy of sustainable development.

Abstract: This paper discusses the theory and practice of low-carbon communities. The paper suggests that the following points should be considered when constructing a low-carbon community: (1) mixed-functions; (2) public transport; (3) carbon fixation through forestry; (4) green building design; (5) water recycling; (6) energy-saving building design and the use of renewable energy sources.

Abstract: The paper exposes the dilemma in implementing the Yangtze River Delta Regional Plan (YRDRP) through an analysis of the inception of initiative for the regional planning. The authors consider that the conflict between "Economic Zone" and "Administration Area” results in the current dilemma which is attributed by the game of interests and the lack of effective collaborative mechanism crisscrossing the organizational structures of the region as well as a strong trans-regional administrative body to oversee the implementation.